General Information
Also Known As
Hanên shrine, Ziyareta Hanên
Type
Ziyareta
Nahiya (Subdistrict)
Cindires
Village or Nearby Villages
The Hanên shrine is also called Ziyareta Hanên and is one of the shrines of Kanî Gewrkê.
General Background Info
In Kurd Dagh, Sunni Muslim Kurds and Yezidi Kurds had similar practices, sometimes celebrated holidays together, and worshipped at the same shrine.1
Transcripts
Kanî Gewrkê (Ax û Welat - Episode 1311):
- 18:18 – A local woman mentions the name of the Hanên shrine during an interview.
Videography
Kanî Gewrkê (Ax û Welat - Episode 1311): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIpw_lJ8waw
Bibliography
- Ax û Welat. "Kanî Gewrkê." Episode 1311. Published 2017. YouTube video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIpw_lJ8waw.
- Maisel, Sebastian. Yezidis in Syria: Identity Building among a Double Minority. Lanham: Lexington Books, 2017.
References
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Sebastian Maisel, Yezidis in Syria: Identity Building among a Double Minority (Lanham Boulder New York London: Lexington Books, 2017), 212. Quote: "Considering the obvious evolution of Yezidism as a Sufi brotherhood with similar structures and rituals, it is not surprising to note similar practices among Sunni Muslim Kurds and Yezidi Kurds in the Kurdagh, who even celebrate holidays together and worship at the same shrine." English translation: "Considering the clear development of Yezidism as a Sufi brotherhood with similar structures and rituals, it is not surprising that Sunni Muslim Kurds and Yezidi Kurds in Kurd Dagh had similar practices and even celebrated holidays together and worshipped at the same shrine." ↩